LibGuides: Theater Studies: Find Articles

Databases and Indices

Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature This link opens in a new window
From the UK: critical articles, dramatic literature.

Drama Criticism
Assembles critical responses to the writings of the world’s most renowned playwrights and provides supplementary biographical context and bibliographic material to guide the reader to a greater understanding of the genre and its creators.

Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
Search articles on dance, film, drama/theater, stagecraft, and performance business, mostly from 1998 onwards
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Core literature database, good source for critical articles, dramatic literature, but not reviews
Play Index This link opens in a new window
Search for plays written from Antiquity to the present
World Shakespeare Bibliography Online This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarship related to the study of Shakespeare. Includes annotated entries for all important books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, and audiovisual materials

Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Good coverage of theater and other humanities subjects
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Search a collection of important scholarly journals representing a range of disciplines.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles in the humanities and social sciences published by university presses, including the Duke University Press
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Search for articles from thousands of scholarly journals
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Search dissertations and theses from colleges and universities around the world from 1743 to present. Full text theses from 1997-present

America's Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Search for news articles from historical American newspapers published from 1690-1922
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Search for articles in ethnic and minority newspapers, journals and magazines from 1959 to present
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
Search for articles in women and gender studies newspapers, journals and magazines from 1970 to present
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Search for news, business, legal, medical, and congressional information. Note: formerly named Lexis Nexis Academic.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times This link opens in a new window
Search for news articles from the Los Angeles Times from 1881-2015
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times This link opens in a new window
Search for news articles from the New York Times from 1851-2019